Paper-bag holder



April 15, 1930.

C* A. LEONARD PAPER BAG HOLDER Filed March 19, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 pril 15,'1930. cfA. LEONARD v PAPER BAG HOLDER 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Haysvnusela Patented Apr. 15, 1930 Nrtree CARL A. LEONARD, OF BRISTOL, TENNESSEE PAPER-BAG HOLDER,

Application filed March 19, 1929. Serial No. 348,292.

This invention relates to paper bag holders and supporting means therefor.

An object oi the invention is to provide a rotatable or other form ot supporting rack, together with one or more paper bag holders which are so applied to the rack as to be readily accessible and to support and hold the bags in position in such manner that they may be easily removed from the holders.

Other valuable and important objects and features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, when con sidered in connection with the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l is a view in side elevation, partly broken away, of a rack equipped with paper bag holders;

Fig. 2 is a sectional plan view on the line 2 Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, showing a portion ot the rack with a. bag holder thereon;

Fig. 4 is a sectional detail on the line 4-'4 Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is a sectional plan view through the rack illustrating a single bag holder;

Fig. 6 is a sectional detail view on the line 6 6 Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the bag holder in position for supporting a package of paper bags; and

Fio. 8 is a sectional view on the line 8-8 rig. i. i

The base B for the rack is herein shown as composed of two crossed timbers, surmounted by a spacing block C, which supports the lower rectangular portion 5 ot the rack. A central supporting standard 2 provided with an enlarged portion 3, has its lower end 4 seated in central apertures in the base B and the block C. The standard 2 is preferably provided at its upper end with a rounded portion 7 which is seated in a socket located centrally of the top member 9 oit the rack. Between the members 5 and 9 of the rack, vertical corner posts or standards 10 are located, said posts being rigidly connected with the top and bottom pieces, 9, 5, to form a rack of rectangular form.

Extending between the corner posts 10 at suitable `levels as desired are cross pieces 12" which are rigidly connected with the corner posts and entend horizontally therebetween. rlhese cross pieces are provided with parallel periorations 14 through which freely pass the; arms 15 of the bag holders 17. These bag holders are of U-ferin, and each has in addition to the side members 15, clamping bars 1S which extend in front of and bear against the cross pieces 12. The bars 18 each are bent inwardly at the points 18a to enga-ge the faces oi" the cross pieces l2 and-.are then bent outwardly to form loops 20, which may be grasped by theV hand of the operator in order to pull the bag holders out for the `purpose o t receiving packages of bags.

The arms 15 of each bag holder are provided at' their inner ends with eyes 21, or similar means te receive cross wires 22.

Rigidly secured inr sockets; formed in the rear i" portions et cross pieces 12' are guides or forks 24 between the limbs of which freely slide the cross wires 22, and a spiral spring 25 sur` rounds each guideinember 24j, and is confined between the cross-pieces 12 and the wires 22. W'ith ythe construction asA described itwillbe seen-that the` holders will be steadied and truly guidedaga-inst twisting movements by the perforations 14 and Athe-forked member 24, and uI-thermoreI that the spring 25 being under tension, thebag holder17 will be normally heldj by a yielding force in the position y shown in Fig. 5`, where the front member 18` is maintained inengagement with the outer taceot the crosspiece 12.

Supports 2645er the bags are provided, the samebeing preferably made of wire, and hav ing a loop 27whi'ch surrounds thefork 24, close against theback face of the cross piece 12, thence'extending downwardly, and' thence outwardly at 28, and having at its lower terminal an eye 29 which is bent upwardly, and is spaced a suitable distance from the front face of the cross piece12; The bag supports 26 (see Figs. 7J and 8) are adapted tobe engaged by a package otbags as the saine is inserted in position to be clamped" by the bag Cil holder 17, and the package is prevented from l falling downwardly by its engagement kwith the horizontal member of the support 26l As shown in Figs. 1 and 2, a plurality of bag holders comprising the several elementsv heretofore described are arranged upon the several cross pieces 12 of the rack, and bags of different sizes may be inserted in these several bag holders so that a salesman may, by rotating the rack upon its pivotal support 7, bring any one of the sides of the rack opposite to him and in convenient access to the desired package of bags. The device, accordingly, presents a convenient and readily accessible holding means for a plurality of dierent sized bags, and is easily voperated to extract the bag or bags desired, in a minimum space ot time.

It will be understood that when any one of the bag holders is pulled outwardly the spring 25 will be compressed and a space will be presented for the insertion between bar 12 and the bag holder 17 of a package of bags of desired thickness, and upon release of the bag holder the spring 25 will react and firmly clamp the package of bags against the front face of any one of the cross bars 12.

The right is reserved to make such changes in the relative arrangement of the parts de scribed or in their speciiic construction as is contemplated by the spirit of the invention, provided such changes or alterations do not depart from the scope of the following claims.

I claim:

l. A bag holder comprising in combination a rack having a cross bar provided with spaced perforations, a bag holder of U-shape having a front bar which is bent inwardly to engage the face of said supporting member, and thence bent outwardly to forni a looplike handle, a cross bar connecting the inner terminals of said limbs, a forked guide rigidly secured to the back face of said supporting member embracing and guiding said bar, and a spiral spring confined between said supporting member and bar.

2. In a device of the class described, the combin ation of a horizontal supporting member provided with spaced perforations, a U- shaped bag holder having parallel limbs eX- tending through said perforations, a cross bar connecting the inner ends of said limbs, a forked guide rigidly extending from the rear face of said supporting member and embracing said cross bar, a spring confined between said member and cross bar, and a bag supporter sustained from said guide and provided with a horizontal portion to engage a package of bags.

l3. In a bag holder of the type described, the combination of a rectangular rack, a vertical standard for supporting said rack for rotation thereon, a plurality of horizontal supporting members carried by said rack, bag holders each comprising a U-shaped device having parallel limbs extending through perforations in said supporting members, 

